# Carl (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carl/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,689 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,071 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,413 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.1% (12,060 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carl in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carl in the United States, France and Austria.

## People named Carl

- Renée Carl, actress (1875-1954)
- Katharine Augusta Carl, American painter and author (1865-1938)
- Jerry Carl, American politician (born 1958)
- Rudolf Carl, Austrian actor (1899–1987)

## Similar surnames

Carroll, Carrillo, Curl, Carrell, Carley, Carillo, Carlo, Carle, Carrol, Carollo, Carol, Corl.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.